Why Red? Why Remodel? Why Make Resolutions?
Those are all very good questions. You see, last January in my New Year’s Resolution post, I was very clear about one thing.
Solid surface countertop.
In the midst of all the pontificating, I laid down one absolute: sometime this year, we’d remodel the kitchen, getting rid of the God-awful 4×4 tile that’s been in the house since 1948. It’s July now, a good seven months since that post. Are you curious as to how much we’ve accomplished?
Nada.
Zilch.
No more nothing.
We had some unanticipated drama this spring that slowed things down considerably, but none-the-less, I counted it as a huge step the other night when the husband and I sat down to watch This Old House and he said we could use the technique they demonstrated on our own kitchen cabinets. At least we were talking about it.
It’s not going to be a ‘call the architect – reconfigure the whole main floor’ type of project, just a little tweaking. We’ll be moving things around and opening up the space. Part of the problem though, is that even minor changes would likely require replacing one of my very favorite things.
No, not the dog, the floor. (Aha, she says! The theme for this week’s #WANAFriday post is “the color red”, and my very favorite red thing is the linoleum floor in my kitchen.) We installed it maybe ten years ago, it’s still in beautiful condition, and I hate the idea of getting rid of it.
On the other hand, I hate the countertop even more.
At this point, I’d call it a win if by December 2013 I’m looking at countertop samples. Nothing fancy – just a chunk of Corian or maybe some granite. The husband says he wants poured concrete. AWESOME! Whatever!! Find an article in Fine Homebuilding and tape the pictures to the wall. I don’t care how minor, I just gotta see SOMETHING that gives me hope.
I promise I’ll take “before” pictures, and then do a before-and-after post, so you can see how truly abysmal it is. (Jesus, and coming up with all these adjectives is so motivating! I might just head to the Home Depot today.) In the meantime, enjoy Burnsie’s soulful gaze – and the beautiful scarlet floor that will someday be just a memory…
Oh, and if you have any tips for surviving a kitchen remodel, drop them in the comments!
Peace,
Liv
Oh, and here’s the list of other #WANAFriday blog posts. Check them out!
Ellen Gregory
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